Race 30 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1997 AC Delco 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Date
October 27, 1997
Official name
33rd Annual AC Delco 400
Location
Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.017 mi (1.636 km)
Distance
393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km)
Scheduled Distance
393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km)
Average speed
121.73 miles per hour (195.91 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Bobby Labonte
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time
23.365
Most laps led
Driver
Ricky Craven
Hendrick Motorsports
Laps
139
Winner
No. 43
Bobby Hamilton
Petty Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network
TNN
Announcers
Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1997 AC Delco 400 was the 30th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 26, 1997, but was postponed to Monday, October 27, due to rain.[1] The race was held in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Petty Enterprises driver Bobby Hamilton would manage to make a late-race charge to lead to take his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[2][3] To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Craven would finish second and third, respectively.
^Poole, David (October 27, 1997). "Rain pushes AC Delco 400 to today". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Poole, David (October 27, 1997). "Hamilton uses late burst to cash in at Rockingham". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on November 18, 2000. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
^Harris, Mike (October 28, 1997). "Bobby Hamilton wins race and a bet". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 30. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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